Art Exhibits

Chipping the Block, Painting the Silk: The Prints of Norma Bassett Hall2018-08-07T10:00:00

Traveling exhibition of richly colored prints the first solo exhibition of Norma Bassett Hall’s work since her death in 1957. Hall was the only female founding member of the Prairie Print Makers, Kansas-based organization established during Great Depression to promote American artists’ work. Joby Patterson, Eugene, Ore., guest curator.

Beach Museum of ArtKansas State UniversityManhattanKS66502

Traveling exhibition of richly colored prints the first solo exhibition of Norma Bassett Hall’s work since her death in 1957. Hall was the only female founding member of the Prairie Print Makers, Kansas-based organization established during Great Depression to promote American artists’ work. Joby Patterson, Eugene, Ore., guest curator.

Cultural Events, Productions, Concerts

Stage version of this classic tale includes all of the wonderful songs written by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman. This "tale as old as time" tells of Belle and the Beast learning to love and earn love before time runs out.

CL Hoover Opera House135 W. 7th St.Junction CityKS66441

Stage version of this classic tale includes all of the wonderful songs written by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman. This "tale as old as time" tells of Belle and the Beast learning to love and earn love before time runs out.

Festivals & Parades

The Flint Hills Shakespeare Festival is a community-based initiative focused on providing small-town, classical, outdoor theater and a village festival experience to local and regional patrons under the stars. Watch a wood on the edge of town, affectionately known as Sir William's Hollow, transform into a rustic outdoor Shakespearean amphitheater and family friendly village festival.

The Flint Hills Shakespeare Festival is a community-based initiative focused on providing small-town, classical, outdoor theater and a village festival experience to local and regional patrons under the stars. Watch a wood on the edge of town, affectionately known as Sir William's Hollow, transform into a rustic outdoor Shakespearean amphitheater and family friendly village festival.

Kansas State Wildcats athletics

In its seventh season of FBS competition, UTSA Roadrunners come to Manhattan for first-ever trip to Bill Snyder Family Stadium. K-State won the inaugural meeting of the series 30-3 at the San Antonio Alamodome (2015).

Bill Snyder Family Stadium2201 Kimball Ave.ManhattanKS66506

In its seventh season of FBS competition, UTSA Roadrunners come to Manhattan for first-ever trip to Bill Snyder Family Stadium. K-State won the inaugural meeting of the series 30-3 at the San Antonio Alamodome (2015).

Special Events

2018 K-State Family Day celebrates 90-year tradition to welcome families to campus. Day filled with activities designed around family and pride. Join the K-State Family for a special weekend in Manhattan, with Wildcat football against Texas-San Antonio part of the day's activities. Welcome to K-State!

Kansas State University campusManhattanKS66506

2018 K-State Family Day celebrates 90-year tradition to welcome families to campus. Day filled with activities designed around family and pride. Join the K-State Family for a special weekend in Manhattan, with Wildcat football against Texas-San Antonio part of the day's activities. Welcome to K-State!

North American bison herds were long as much a part of the prairie as native grasslands. By the millions; as wide as the horizon. Flint Hills Discovery Center celebrates the bison's history and significance and spotlights important preservation efforts to strengthen the species' very existence on the Great Plains of Kansas.

Flint Hills Discovery Center315 S. 3rd StreetManhattanKS66502

North American bison herds were long as much a part of the prairie as native grasslands. By the millions; as wide as the horizon. Flint Hills Discovery Center celebrates the bison's history and significance and spotlights important preservation efforts to strengthen the species' very existence on the Great Plains of Kansas.